More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. Gross domestic capital formation is defined as
A)expenditure incurred on physical assets only
B)flow of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capital stock
C)production exceeding demand
D)net addition to stock after depreciation
Answer: net addition to stock after depreciation
- Q. Paper currency first started in India in
A)1542
B)1601
C)1861
D)1880
Answer: 1861
- Q. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.
A)5
B)4
C)6
D)8
Answer: 6
- Q. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased; the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure involves I=interest payments II=subsidies III=defence IV=irrigation
A)I
B)I, II
C)I, II, III
D)II, III, IV
Answer: I, II, III
- Q. Meera Seth committee was related to:
A)sex discrimination at work place
B)Development of Handlooms
C)female foeticide
D)Banking sector
Answer: Development of Handlooms
- Q. The Twenty Point programme (TPP) conceived with the objective of improving quality of life of people was first initiated in:
A)1986
B)2006
C)1982
D)1975
Answer: 1975
- Q. Which of the following is the first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country?
A)Essar Oil
B)Reliance Energy
C)GAIL
D)ONGC
Answer: Essar Oil
- Q. Subsidies mean
A)payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
B)payment made by companies to shareholders
C)payment by government for purchase of goods and services
D)payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
Answer: payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
- Q. Depreciation means
A)closure of a plant due to labour trouble
B)closure of a plant due to lock out
C)loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
D)destruction of a plant in a fire accident
Answer: loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
- Q. If an economy is equilibrium at the point where plans to save and to invest are equal, then government expenditure must be
A)equal to government income
B)zero
C)larger than government income
D)negative
Answer: equal to government income
- Q. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in the hand and total assets. This is called
A)Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
B)Central Bank Reserve (CBR)
C)Statutory Bank Ratio (SBR)
D)Central Liquid Reserve (CLR)
Answer: Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
- Q. Devaluation of currency leads to
A)increase in domestic prices
B)fall in domestic prices
C)no impact on domestic prices
D)erratic fluctuations in domestic prices
Answer: increase in domestic prices
- Q. Foreign Direct Investment ceiling in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to
A)83 percent
B)90 percent
C)80 percent
D)100 percent
Answer: 100 percent
- Q. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
A)sell securities in the open market
B)buy securities from non-government holders
C)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
- Q. Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
A)expenditure on economic services
B)defence expenditure
C)expenditure on social and community services
D)grant to states
Answer: defence expenditure
- Q. With the objective of opening the insurance sector for private participation the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act (IRDA) was passed in:
A)the year 1999
B)the year 2005
C)the year 1998
D)the year 1990
Answer: the year 1999
- Q. The Foreign Exchange Management Act(FEMA) was passed in:
A)the year 2005
B)the year 2000
C)the year 1999
D)the year 2002
Answer: the year 1999
- Q. If an economy is equilibrium at the point where plans to save and to invest are equal, then government expenditure must be
A)equal to government income
B)larger than government income
C)zero
D)negative
Answer: equal to government income
- Q. ICICI is the name of a
A)bureau
B)corporation
C)chemical industry
D)financial institution
Answer: financial institution
- Q. The Mid Day Meal scheme was launched on
A)August 15, 1992
B)August 15, 2000
C)August 15, 1995
D)August 15, 2001
Answer: August 15, 1995
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